Republic of Moldova: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

IMF Staff Country Reports, August 28, 2013

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• Published: August 28, 2013
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484375259.002

Overview and strategic vision

• Discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Development Strategy (NDS) for the Republic of Moldova.
• The NDS “Moldova 2020” presents a vision of cohesive long-term sustainable economic development based on a diagnostic study of constraints to economic development.
• Emphasizes that areas such as health, culture, social protection, and environmental protection are crucial for the country’s sustainable development.
• Focus of the NDS is to increase the budget coverage of adequate policies in these sectors as a result of accelerated economic development.
• Notes that such a focus also requires the sustainability of foreign assistance currently provided to the country.

Key findings and priorities

• NDS “Moldova 2020” frames development around cohesive long-term sustainable economic growth informed by diagnostics of constraints.
• Priority sectors highlighted:
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Social protection
  • Environmental protection
• Fiscal and external support implications:
  • Increased budget coverage of sectoral policies is required.
  • Sustainability of foreign assistance is necessary to support the NDS objectives.

Policy implications and recommendations (as presented)

• Scale up budget coverage for adequate policies in health, culture, social protection, and environmental protection in line with accelerated economic development.
• Ensure the sustainability of foreign assistance currently provided to the country to support implementation of the NDS.

Metadata and classification

• Subject: Aging, Education, Labor, Pension spending, Population and demographics
• Keywords: budget deficit, CR, ISCR, labor market, poverty rate, retirement age, State chancellery, sustainable development

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• Republic of Moldova: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 13/269; August 2013
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